Newspaper Round Up: 13th of March 2022
Sunday Times Front Page 13th of March 2022
10:25 pm
An entire city in eastern Ukraine has been wiped out as a result of the Russian invasion, according to a local governor.The Sunday Times report on Volnovakha says that “heavy bombardments from the air and ground artillery assaults have demolished much of the small but strategically important city of 21,000 people – similar in size to Truro in Cornwall”.
Sunday Mirror Front Page 13th of March 2022
10:15 pm
The Sunday Mirror’s front page features a photograph of dozens of orphaned babies hiding from bombing in Kyiv – and the newspaper is calling for 100,000 orphans who were living in 700 homes across Ukraine to be granted safe passage out of the war-torn country.
Independent on Sunday Front Page 13th of March 2022
10:14 pm
“It’s hell here” is the headline on The Independent, with people in Mariupol describing how they have survived two weeks in a city under siege.
Daily Star Sunday Front Page 13th of March 2022
10:07 pm
In what Daily Star Sunday dubs as an “intergalactic exclusive”, a reader claims he was visited by “the real-life Men In Black” after he told police that he had seen a UFO.
Sunday Express Front Page 13th of March 2022
10:03 pm
“Big-hearted Britons” will get £350 a month as a “thank you” for opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees – and the Sunday Express says volunteers are being urged to provide a safe haven for thousands of families enduring their “darkest hour” following Russia’s invasion.
Sunday Mail Front Page 13th of March 2022
9:56 pm
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove wants multimillion-pound mansions that belong to Russian oligarchs to be seized and used to house Ukrainian refugees – and according to The Mail on Sunday, the minister has argued passionately in cabinet that the move would be “payback”.
Sunday Telegraph Front Page 13th of March 2022
9:49 pm
The Sunday Telegraph says people will be allowed to sponsor named Ukrainian individuals or families to stay in their homes – and in a radical departure from the government’s earlier approach to the refugee crisis, Britons will be able to sponsor strangers they have discovered by trawling social media appeals.
Observer Front Page 13th of March 2022
9:11 pm
Britons who open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war will receive £350 a month under a new “cash for accommodation” scheme – and The Observer says Michael Gove is calling for a “national effort” on behalf of refugees in desperate need.